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Socorro City Council adopts FY2025–26 budget, ratifies tax rate and approves organizational chart and five‑year CIP
Summary
On Sept. 11 the Socorro City Council approved a fiscal year 2025–26 budget and ratified a tax rate increase, authorized the El Paso City Tax Office to collect city property taxes, adopted an amended organizational chart and approved a five‑year capital improvement program.
The Socorro City Council on Sept. 11 approved an ordinance adopting the fiscal year 2025–26 budget, ratified a tax increase tied to that budget and authorized the El Paso City Tax Office to assess and collect city property taxes.
The measures drew little public opposition at the meeting, though one resident urged the council to pursue unpaid property taxes. Council also adopted an amended organizational chart that adds positions and a transit department, and approved Resolution 832, the city’s five‑year capital improvement program.
Council voted unanimously to approve the budget for the fiscal year commencing Oct. 1, 2025, and ending Sept. 30, 2026. City staff had presented three columns of options during the meeting — a “no change” column, a “no new revenue rate” column and a “voter approval rate” column — and recommended adoption of the voter approval rate.
The council also ratified the tax increase set out in the budget…
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